(Two 117 chapters, so this chapter is 119 chapters, no missing chapters...... ）

In the next few days, Zhao Hao has been busy with various entertainments.

Xie Yu, the head of the Xie family, held a banquet in Jinyuan for the grandson of the new Zhengliupin Chaofenglang.

The Wang family also held a banquet in Ruihe Garden.

Wang Hanzhi, the prefect of Jiangning, held a banquet in Chunfeng Building.

As for other wealthy businessmen in Jiangning, if they want to make an appointment with Zhao Gongzi, they have to queue up.

Finally, the Zhao family hosted a banquet for relatives and friends in the city in the Chunfeng Building, one for celebration and the other for food.

Although the wine and food are sumptuous, the singing and dancing are beautiful, the banquet is lively, and the guests who come are either rich or expensive, but between each banquet, it is inevitable that a deep sense of separation and sadness will be shrouded.

Thirty years ago, Zhao Zhongshu, the ancestor of Zhao Hao, worked hard to get the consent of the official family, escaped from the land of the Fan Cage of the Bianliang clan, and moved to Jiangnan with illness. After 30 years of operation, the Zhao family in Jiangning has become a well-known wealthy merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, although it is not a big noble, but it is rich and rivals the country, and it is far away from the place of right and wrong in Bianliang, compared to the clans in Bianliang City like raising pigs, it is simply like entering heaven.

That edict made Zhao Hao destined not to be like his father Zhao Shixuan and spend half his life at ease.

For Zhao Shixuan and Xie Yun, this is a sad story, like sending their son to a cage, and it will be difficult to see their son in the future.

Zhao Shi is wooden, Xie Yun is soft inside and strong outside, although he is still smiling on the surface, and he can't see the slightest dislike, Zhao Hao can feel the deep sadness and unwillingness in his parents' hearts.

Not only Zhao Shixuan and his wife, but also the Xie family and the Wang family, also feel sad for Zhao Hao's future. The attitude of the officials of the past dynasties towards the clan, as well as the clan system left by the ancestors, is destined to become a bird in prison, and like the children of the clan who have thousands of people in the land of Bianliang, he is not allowed to go out of Bianliang for half a step.

It's just that who dares to disobey the will of the officials?

As for Zhao Hao himself, he looked heartless, still smiling, as if he had no premonition of loneliness and loneliness in the future.

However, the more this is the case, the more sad Xie Yun becomes.

What they don't know is that entering Beijing will be a nirvana for Zhao Hao!

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The day of parting is finally coming, and the gloomy clouds and mist over the Zhao Mansion are getting thicker and thicker.

After dinner, Wang Xin was depressed and entered the room early.

Xie Yun and Zhao Shixuan left Zhao Hao behind and once again told them the precautions for entering Beijing.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is not as good as Jiangning City, and the officials of the sixth grade can be seen everywhere in Bianliang City like the officials of Jiangning City.

And the son of the clan, said to be a nobleman, has a much higher status in the capital than ordinary officials, but it is an extremely embarrassing identity, even if he has an official body, he has no position, and if he is too presumptuous, he is afraid that he will be beaten.

Therefore, after entering Beijing, you must keep a low profile and not be too showy......

In fact, Xie Yun said that it means the same thing: eat well, drink well, play well, wait for death, don't have ideals, don't have ambitions.

The mother of the child is worried, and Xie Yun has also taken great pains for the trip of her baby son to the north.

She arranged Zhao Hao's itinerary and route from Jiangning to Bianliang in great detail. Moreover, he sent people to set off early, and booked restaurants, inns, carriages, horses, and boats in advance in the towns and ferries that Zhao Hao was going to pass through, which can be described as extremely fine.

He also asked someone to draw a detailed map, drawing the towns, rivers, mountains, ferries, avenues and trails along the road in great detail, and even where there are strong men who cut the path must pay attention to precautions, where there are grass robbers who rob houses and houses must be avoided, and where there are big insects that must be bypassed, they are all clearly marked.

In addition to Wu Song and Zhao Ling, two highly skilled nursing house generals (Wu Song showed himself as a nursing home general in Zhao Mansion), twenty less and stronger house slaves with flexible heads and four well-behaved and meticulous maidservants were selected to serve.

The accompanying surnamed Li, in addition to clothes, all kinds of supplies are accurate to the poria paste for brushing teeth, the silk cloth for large sizes, and more than a dozen boxes full.

And the most important thing is naturally the money needed on the road and after entering Beijing.

This time, I don't know that I will come back that year, and the money I want to bring is naturally not a small amount. Although it is said that the officials of the six products are paid, and the salaries of the officials of the Song Dynasty are not low, the officials of the six products are paid 50 yuan, 20 silk and 100 silk, and 50 stones of Lusu, which are worth more than 300 yuan, and the monthly salary is at least more than 100,000 yuan according to the value of later generations. But these are obviously not enough for Zhao Hao to maintain his family. Not to mention that there are expenses such as spending a lot of time drinking, personal contacts, and going to the door, and even going to the Qinglou to play with the big sword, which is also reasonable, even Wang Xin will not think that there is anything wrong.

Legend has it that in the past, there were people with 100,000 pieces around their waists and rode cranes down to Yangzhou. Riding a crane is nonsense, but 100,000 is possible. The only son-in-law of Jiangning Zhao Mansion rode into Bianliang on horseback, and he had to wrap 100,000 yuan around his waist.

It is obviously unrealistic to use a horse-drawn carriage to pull 100,000 people all the way north. To this end, Xie Yun prepared 100,000 yuan for Zhao Hao - an official limited edition banknote.

In the first year of Huizong Daguan (1107), the government of the Song Dynasty changed "Jiaozi" to "Qian Yin", and changed "Jiaozi Affairs" to "Qian Yinwu". Except for Sichuan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Huguang and other places that still use "Jiaozi", other roads have changed to "Qian Yin". Later, Sichuan also changed Jiaozi to Qian Yin in the third year of Daguan. The biggest difference between "Qian Yin" and "Jiaozi" is that it is based on "缗", but 缗 is equal to consistency, and there is no difference.

At this time, due to the discovery of the limited amount of money, the value of the currency is still very strong. And every two years, the country only sends a total of 5 million, with a face value of 500 yuan, and there are not many in the market, only some of them will be in the hands of large merchants for large-scale transactions.

Zhao Hao patiently listened to his mother's advice for a long time, and comforted his mother, whose eyes were red as he spoke, and when he returned to the room, it was already the second watch.

Zhao Hao walked into the room gently, and Wang Xin was already asleep.

Zhao Hao looked at her quiet and beautiful face, a trace of pity welled up in his heart, his lips lightly touched Wang Xin's forehead, and then he undressed and got into the quilt.

Wang Xin was awakened, opened her eyes and saw that it was Zhao Hao, so she closed her eyes again and gently hugged Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but after all, he didn't say anything, so he gently hugged each other and fell asleep.

When Zhao Hao woke up, Wang Xin was already sitting in front of the dresser, combing her hair carefully, and her hair was flowing in the wooden comb, flowing like a cloud.

In the bronze mirror, he saw Zhao Hao getting up in his clothes, turned around and smiled, hurriedly tied his hair, inserted a bun and a golden hairpin, and helped Zhao Hao dress neatly, and then asked him to be in front of the dresser and comb his hair for him.

After combing her hair, Wang Xin put forward a burden and said softly: "This is the best venison, which is smoked by the concubine herself...... Officials have had a hard journey and must take care of themselves...... Along the way, the mountains and rivers are long, the officials are careful in everything, and they must not be angry for a while, and they must know the fate of the concubine...... It's all tied to the officials......"

Speaking of the back, the more Wang Xin spoke, the more difficult it became, tears rolled in her eyes, and finally she couldn't say it anymore, so she hugged Zhao Hao, buried her head in his broad chest, and sobbed softly.

Zhao Hao sighed softly, one hand gently hugged her, and the other hand gently patted her back and soothed her, and a trace of inseparable pain welled up in his heart.

"Wait for me to reign in the world, and wish you a prosperous life", the listener only felt that it was a scam, but the speaker was so helpless.

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On the banks of the Qinhuai River, ferries.

A huge merchant ship, as high as two or three zhang, up to dozens of zhang, divided into three layers, extremely luxuriously decorated, quietly parked on the water not far from the ferry, a suspension ladder straight to the ferry wharf.

There were three or four more warship-like ships next to it, only slightly smaller than the main ship.

A large flag embroidered with the word "yellow" hangs on the flagpole of the main ship, and it is hunting with the river breeze.

The merchant ships of the Jiangbei Grain Gang!

Cars and horses gathered, and they were densely packed with people.

The people of the Zhao family, the people of the Xie family, the people of the Wang family, the people of Jiangning Mansion, as well as celebrities such as Lu Qing, as well as the wealthy businessmen who are very close to the Zhao family, and there are also some people who have received Zhao Hao's favor.

Under the willow tree in the distance by the river, there was another beautiful woman in white, standing quietly, and a sturdy boy and several boys stood beside her.

Although his face has recovered, he is still covered with a snow-white veil.

Zhao Hao was also slightly excited, and repeatedly comforted his wive, who was crying, his mother with red eyes, and said goodbye to all relatives and friends one by one, and then slowly boarded the merchant ship along the suspension ladder.

Just got on the deck, only to hear the crying sound of "Official, cherish", "Hao'er, take care all the way", I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in my heart, turned around and slowly turned my head, and made a grimace at everyone, and then grinned, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth, like a naughty boy.

Poof! Wang Xin was so amused by him that she couldn't help laughing, laughing with tears, and she didn't know whether she was crying or laughing.

Zhao Hao turned around, and suddenly his gaze fell on the figure under the willow tree, he looked stunned for a moment, and waved his hand vigorously over there.

"Go to the capital to be an official, enjoy wealth and nobility, and make life and death parting."

A woman's voice came from behind, full of contempt, which ruined the atmosphere of parting very inappropriately.

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't be beaten, Zhao Hao would have beaten her up...... However, for this woman who is accustomed to life and death and has really experienced life and death, this kind of sad parting scene seems to be really unaccustomed to it.

The drums sounded, the horns contended, and the big boat finally started slowly, breaking through the waves on the Qinhuai River and heading north.

"Childe, it's windy outside, let's go inside and rest."

It was the owner of the merchant ship, the young master of the Jiangbei Grain Gang, who was healed by Zhao Hao ten months ago.

Zhao Hao turned his head and saw that this guy was full of red light and had an excellent complexion, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "Huang Shao Gang Master, how many concubines have you accepted recently?" ”

Huang Jin smiled proudly: "Hehe, thanks to my son, I accepted the thirteenth concubine a few days ago...... All of them are pregnant, and they will be added next month! ”

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Fang Baihua, who was dressed as a man behind her, heard the two men unscrupulously discussing this kind of inappropriate thing for children, she couldn't help blushing, took a sip, turned around and went back to the cabin by herself.

Zhao Hao slowly raised his head, facing the hunting river wind, looking at the crowd that had not left in the distance and the towering city wall of Jiangning City, and took a deep breath.

"I'll be back!"